Scotland’s performance in 2015 was above the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) average in collaborative problem solving.

The proportion of pupils performing at the highest level of achievement (Level 4) was above the OECD average and the proportion performing at the lowest levels (below Level 2) was below the OECD average.

Girls outperformed boys in collaborative problem solving, with the gender gap similar to the OECD average

Socio-economic background has a similar effect on performance to that across the OECD, but explains less variation in performance.

Pupils in Scotland in show positive attitudes towards collaborative behaviour.

NOTES FOR NEWS EDITORS

The full statistical publication on Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2015: Highlights from Scotland’s Results: Collaborative Problem Solving, can be found at: